Over the course of the day we'll be guiding you through everything, including all those pesky rumours and counter-rumours, whilst ensuring you find out all the latest done deals just as soon as we get them.

The big talking point of the day could well be Mario Balotelli, with Sky Sources currently going into overdrive over a potential Premier League return for the Italian striker. Liverpool are supposedly in talks - would Brendan Rodgers risk upsetting his squad's balance with the mercurial forward?

That apart, there'll no doubt be plenty more to get stuck into, and with the transfer window ticking towards its final 10 days, now is the time for manager's to start acting out of desperation - for fear of getting no one!

So keep it here, on Mirror Football.

Let's go!

9:07 am

Alex Richards

Arsenal round up

Arsenal's want for a new defender could lead them to Atletico Madrid's out-of-favour Belgian stopper Toby Alderweireld.

The former Ajax man, 25, has been a peripheral figure at the Vicente Calderon since arriving 12 months ago, and that situation shows little sign of changing, despite a summer of ins and outs at the Spanish champions.

Arsene Wenger is in need of a replacement for his compatriot Thomas Vermaelen, and according to Nieuwsblad in Belgium, the Gunners could move for the defender, who is equally comfortable at right-back or centre-half.

Roberto Martinez, speaking during his weekly press conference, was asked about whether Everton are in for Samuel Eto'o.

His reaction? A smile.

"There's going to be many links, you know that. There's still a long time in the window. We're more focused than ever to see how strong we are internally."

Games against Arsenal and Chelsea will give the Toffees boss an indication on whether he needs to bring in new faces, and because of that, he added: "I'm happy we're playing two of the best teams before the window."

But one man Martinez could look to bring in is 18-year-old David Henen of Anderlecht."It's something we may consider over the next two to three weeks," he explained, though with the development squad in mind, not the first team.

9:41 am

Arsene Wenger is fuelling speculation that he is in the market for a defensively-minded midfielder before the transfer window closes.

In his weekly press conference he confirmed that the club weren't against making another acquisition to the centre of the park.

The Arsenal manager is usually bullish in distancing himself from transfer speculation but this time seemed keen to turn up the heat himself.

The Bavarian side are winning the race against Chelsea and Manchester United to sign Roma defender Mehdi Benatia.

And now the Kaiser reckons the World Cup winner - a target for Arsenal - would be a perfect fit in the midfield of the German champions if he leaves Real Madrid.

Beckenbauer told Bild: "Khedira would be good in any team. He would be excellent at Bayern. He is extremely talented in the No 6 role. He could play alongside Schweinsteiger or Lahm. He would be very good."

Khedira, 27, was not included in the Real Madrid squad for the Spanish Sup Cup tie with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The German is out of contract next summer and the Spanish side will need to agree a new deal on cash in on him this window.

10:37 am

West Ham have solved their 50 goal a season problem and are now looking for a way to keep them out.

Sam Allardyce has added Aaron Cresswell and Carl Jenkinson to his back line but admits he is searching all across Europe to bolster his defensive ranks.

The Hammers are without James Collins because of suspension and James Tomkins could be absent for some time with an injury.

SA: "There's no search for any more strikers from my point of view, the difficulty is at the other end...